Joe Corbett vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Joe Corbett
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Corbett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Corbett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Joe Corbett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Corbett and Howard Ross

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1445
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
9.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.59
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
40.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
5.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1917
35.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Joe Corbett and Howard Ross

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1506
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.08
85.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.232
2.232
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.29
20.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Corbett and Howard Ross

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
181.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
579.83
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
136.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
103.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.29
46.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
173.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
153.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
161.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.92
50.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
28
70.59
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA